marka12161
Stainless
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2016
- Location
- Oswego, NY USA
In the not-too-distant future i'm going to need to scrape in the the saddle such that the cross slide ways are perpendicular to the spindle axis. From the vids i've seen on line, a granite square of sufficient size and heft looks like to tool of choice. The process looks to be to align the short leg of the square parallel to spindle axis by moving the saddle along the ways with an indicator along the short leg of the square. Once complete, the long leg of the square will provide the required perpendicular reference surface. From what i see, the heft of the granite square is a benefit as it keeps the square in place with good old gravity.
My questions are:
Is this the preferred method or are there any other methods i should consider?
Does anyone have any experience with import granite squares? Those with the Shars brand name seem to be reasonably priced.
Thanks
Mark
My questions are:
Is this the preferred method or are there any other methods i should consider?
Does anyone have any experience with import granite squares? Those with the Shars brand name seem to be reasonably priced.
Thanks
Mark